HURRICANE EPSILON!!!!!

Yep, the 26th named storm of the season is now a Hurricane:

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WTNT34 KNHC 032028
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT DEC 03 2005

...EPSILON STRENGTHENS AGAINST ALL ODDS...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.1 WEST OR ABOUT 930
MILES...1495 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HOWEVER...EPSILON SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...34.5 N... 43.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA

$$


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/032028.shtml

Okay, tell me how freaked you'll be if Tropical Storm Alberto comes in January 2006?

Here are the names for next year:

Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William

record year 1933? Seems I heard that somewhere.

... the fourth storm on the list hits Texas: "Debby Does Dallas!" There's a graphic that the CNN graphics people will go WILD over!

inland as Dallas.

That would be weird. Because there has to be warm water for them to form.

but if one did form in January, it would probably actually be the last storm of this season even though it would be classified as the first storm of the next season.

And since you have a hurricane now and this season has been really weird, an extremely late storm is not out of the question.

...or else he'll have his cousins Hurricane Vinnie, Hurricane Louie and Tropical Storm Sal (he hasn't been upgraded yet), to blow your house down.

Hurricane Joyce? Why am I thinking that awful tele-evangelist who shows up on your TV at 4am?

I wonder if the book in Vegas is already taking bets on which storm will do the most damage...

Tracking info for Hurricane Epsilon
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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15 GMT 11/29/05 31.6N 50.4W 45 993 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 11/29/05 31.4N 51.2W 50 993 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 11/30/05 31.4N 51.9W 50 993 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/30/05 31.2N 52.5W 50 993 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 11/30/05 30.7N 53.9W 60 993 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 11/30/05 30.7N 53.9W 65 993 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 11/30/05 29.8N 54.2W 70 990 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 12/01/05 29.6N 53.4W 70 990 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 12/01/05 30.2N 52.1W 65 994 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 12/01/05 31.2N 51.6W 65 994 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 12/01/05 31.7N 51.0W 70 991 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 12/02/05 32.2N 50.2W 65 992 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 12/02/05 32.8N 49.4W 65 992 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 12/02/05 33.7N 48.2W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 12/02/05 34.2N 47.4W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
03 GMT 12/03/05 34.5N 46.6W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
09 GMT 12/03/05 34.6N 45.7W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
15 GMT 12/03/05 34.5N 44.4W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 12/03/05 34.5N 43.1W 80 985 Category 1 Hurricane




watch out for these names next year! - these are the ones that I am betting that the news will have to talk about.


Florence

Kirk

Rafael

Valerie

Wilma!!!

My first and middle names are on that list!!!! :bounce:

Eek! These storms are doing some very strange stuff this year. They are behaving unlike any other storms we've seen. Freaks me out.

I propose that Tony will be the biggie next year. Tony is a tough-guy name if I've ever seen one.

just glad my name didn't do damage!!

fly

global warming. I can't remember a warmer Nov and running into Dec in the 12 years I have lived in Texas, than this year. Very strange temps for this time of year. Guess I should be grateful that I haven't had to use my central heat yet, since my utility company informed me that rates will be double from last year. Usually this time of year even with turning on the heat, my bill is in the $70 dollar range. Without using central heat, our electric bill was $140 for last month, so yes double. Thanks George, for deregulating the energy companies in Texas as a parting shot! You a$$hole!